abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine coronary plaque morphology after initiation of statins and compare changes in plaque morphology in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) versus stable angina pectoris (SAP). BACKGROUND:ACS is associated with a pan-inflammatory state, and intraplaque feat...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Gin AL,Vergallo R,Minami Y,Ong DS,Hou J,Jia H,Soeda T,Hu S,Zhang S,Lee H,Yu B,Jang IK

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Some plaques grow slowly in a linear manner, whereas others undergo a rapid phasic progression. However, the detailed in-vivo relationship between plaque characteristics and plaque progression pattern has not been reported. The current study aimed to investigate the plaque progression patterns with serial int...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Xie Z,Hou J,Yu H,Jia H,Du H,Lee H,Yu B,Tian J,Jang IK

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different cardiovascular risk calculators and risk-based thresholds for initiating statin therapy are currently in use. Using coronary computed tomography angiography, we sought to compare the Pooled-Cohort Equation [atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) score] with the Systematic COronary Risk Eval...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Tralhão A,Ferreira AM,Gonçalves Pde A,Rodrigues R,Costa C,Guerreiro S,Cardim N,Marques H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Baseline coronary artery diameter and coronary artery dilation response to nitrate are associated with coronary vasoreactivity. OBJECTIVES:The present study investigated the predictive value of coronary artery tone for a positive intracoronary acetylcholine (ACh) provocation test. METHODS:A total of 197 pa...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Saito Y,Kitahara H,Shoji T,Tokimasa S,Nakayama T,Sugimoto K,Fujimoto Y,Kobayashi Y

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Atherosclerosis and osteoporosis (OP) are common diseases in elderly individuals and may share common pathogenetic mechanisms. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) in postmenopausal women. METHODS:In this cross-sectiona...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Xu R,Yang HN,Li YQ,Wang QF,Guo AH,Ayiti A,Chen XC,Gong R,Banu G,Jian LD,Gao Y,Sheng K,Maimti Y

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy of drug-eluting balloons (DEBs) plus bare-metal stents (BMS) for the treatment of de-novo coronary lesions. METHODS AND RESULTS:Eleven trials involving 1279 patients were included in this study. The main endpoints were as follows: late lumen loss (LLL), bi...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Li Y,Wang C,Zuo G,Wang K,Cao Z,Du X

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal timing of angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS) remains uncertain. We sought to assess clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients in real-world contemporary practice who have early versus delayed PCI fo...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Yudi MB,Ajani AE,Andrianopoulos N,Duffy SJ,Farouque O,Ramchand J,Gurvitch R,Lefkovits J,Freeman M,Brennan A,Clark DJ,Reid C,Eccleston D,Melbourne Interventional Group.

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The long-term clinical impact of polymer-free sirolimus-eluting stents (PF-SES) in unselected patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) still remains poorly investigated. We studied the long-term clinical impact of PF-SES in a large cohort of unselected patients receiving PCI therapy at tw...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Sinha N,Rai H,Cassese S,Kumar S,Kapoor A,Kastrati A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Second-generation drug-eluting stents (DESs) have shown higher safety and efficacy compared with first-generation DESs. This effect was achieved by improving biocompatibility using an interalia cobalt-chromium construction, thinner stent struts and biodegradable polymers. OBJECTIVES:To assess clinical and a...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Hawranek M,Desperak P,Ciślak A,Gąsior P,Gierlotka M,Wąs T,Chodór P,Kowalczyk J,Lekston A,Gąsior M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Second-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) have been used widely to treat DES in-stent restenosis (ISR), which remains a clinical challenge. Knowledge of the outcomes of repeated second-generation DES implantation for focal versus nonfocal-type ISR is still missing. METHODS:In the current study, 254 patien...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Zhu W,Li J,Luo H,Wang G,Hua Q

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although smoking is a risk factor for coronary atherosclerosis, the age-related impact on lesion characteristics and plaque instability remains unclear. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In ADAPT-DES, 780 patients with 916 culprit lesions were evaluated by preprocedural grayscale and virtual histology-intravascular ultr...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Kang SJ,Mintz GS,Witzenbichler B,Metzger DC,Rinaldi MJ,Duffy PL,Weisz G,Stuckey TD,Brodie BR,Shimizu T,Litherland C,Kirtane AJ,Stone GW,Maehara A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Levels of galectin-3, a member of a family of soluble β-galactoside-binding lectins, are reported to be higher in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and metabolic syndrome. Conflicting results exist on the effects of galectin-3 in diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the relat...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Ozturk D,Celik O,Satilmis S,Aslan S,Erturk M,Cakmak HA,Kalkan AK,Ozyilmaz S,Diker V,Gul M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Plasma nuclear and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) levels are altered in many diseases. However, it is not known whether they are also altered in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). In the present study, we examined plasma nuclear and mtDNA levels in the patients with AMI before and after a percutaneous coronary int...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Wang L,Xie L,Zhang Q,Cai X,Tang Y,Wang L,Hang T,Liu J,Gong J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:T-cell-mediated immune responses play important roles in the progression of atherosclerotic disease. Studies have linked various inflammatory biomarkers with the burden of coronary artery calcification, but the significance of T-cell-specific chemokines in coronary artery calcification has not been confirmed...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Yu HT,Oh J,Chang HJ,Lee SH,Shin EC,Park S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Rotational atherectomy (RA) has traditionally been carried out using 7 or 8 Fr guides through a transfemoral approach to allow for passage of 2.0 mm burrs or larger. With transradial percutaneous coronary intervention becoming more common, our aim was to investigate whether transradial RA would offer equival...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Kotowycz MA,Khan SQ,Freixa X,Ivanov J,Seidelin PH,Overgaard CB,Džavík V

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the effect on adherence to statin therapy and assess the effect of beneficial changes in behavior that resulted in weight loss in patients who underwent coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring with cardiac computed tomography. BACKGROUND:Despite convincing data demonstrating the b...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Kalia NK,Cespedes L,Youssef G,Li D,Budoff MJ

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelial dysfunction is a key step in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis and subsequent cardiovascular complications. We examined whether peripheral endothelial function, as assessed by fingertip reactive hyperemia-peripheral arterial tonometry (RH-PAT), can provide additional clinical valu...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Matsuzawa Y,Li J,Aoki T,Guddeti RR,Kwon TG,Cilluffo R,Widmer RJ,Gulati R,Lennon RJ,Lerman LO,Lerman A

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Current and former smokers are at an increased risk for lung cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD). We investigated two methods of visual scoring of coronary artery calcium on lung cancer screening computed tomography (CT) to predict cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:Cases we...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Watts JR Jr,Sonavane SK,Snell-Bergeon J,Nath H

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bifurcation lesions represent a distinct lesion subset associated with an increased risk of procedural complications. Data on the incidence, treatment, and outcome of bifurcation lesions associated with chronic total occlusions are limited. METHODS:Among chronic total occlusion procedures performed by a sin...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Galassi AR,Boukhris M,Tomasello SD,Marzà F,Azzarelli S,Giubilato S,Khamis H

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thrombomodulin (TM) -33G/A and Ala455Val polymorphisms have been indicated to be correlated with the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), but study results are still inclusive. Thus, a meta-analysis was carried out. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Databases including PubMed, Embase, CNKI, and Web of Science (ISI) w...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Wang H,Dong P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies on the relationship between coronary artery calcium and aortic diameter are scarce. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the correlation between coronary artery calcium score (CACS) and maximal thoracic and abdominal aortic diameters in a population of elderly (>65 years) male hypertensive pa...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Cho IJ,Heo R,Chang HJ,Shin S,Shim CY,Hong GR,Min JK,Chung N

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We treated patients experiencing drug-eluting stent (DES) restenosis with plain old balloon angioplasty (POBA), implantation of the same type of DES [homogeneous drug-eluting stent (HOMO-DES)], or implantation of a different type of DES [heterogeneous drug-eluting stent (HETERO-DES)], and compared the effica...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Nojima Y,Yasuoka Y,Kume K,Adachi H,Hattori S,Matsutera R,Kohama Y,Sasaki T

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coronary microvasculature plays a key role in determining and modulating coronary blood flow across the spectrum of myocardial demand. Our understanding of this complex system has been limited partly due to our inability to visualize the anatomy of an extensive microvascular bed and its complicated functional path...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Ahmed B

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Considerable evidence suggests that thyroid dysfunction, especially hypothyroidism, may lead to coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of low serum levels of free triiodothyronine (FT3) on coronary artery calcification in outpatients with suspected CAD and the occurr...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Zhu L,Gao C,Wang X,Qi D,Zhang Y,Li M,Liu W,Hao P

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Noninvasive flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) is a widely used method to assess endothelial function, but its technical difficulty and problems remain obstacles for use in clinical practice. Reactive hyperemia-peripheral arterial tonometry (RH-PAT) was developed as a simpler and more reproducible method. We co...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Woo JS,Jang WS,Kim HS,Lee JH,Choi EY,Kim JB,Kim WS,Kim KS,Kim W

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the most common source of genetic variation. Although microvascular pathology is associated with cardiovascular events, genetic phenotypes causing microvascular disease remain largely unknown. This study identifies sex-specific SNPs associated with coronary microvas...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Yoshino S,Cilluffo R,Best PJ,Atkinson EJ,Aoki T,Cunningham JM,de Andrade M,Choi BJ,Lerman LO,Lerman A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The serum level of parathyroid hormone (PTH) has been shown to be a predictor of cardiovascular mortality. Data on the association between PTH level and degree of atherosclerosis severity are lacking. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship of serum PTH level and number of stenotic co...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Shekarkhar S,Foroughi M,Moatamedi M,Gachkar L

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate whether chronotropic incompetence (CI), the inability to reach 85% of the maximal predicted heart rate during exercise, affects the assessment of myocardial ischemia and prognosis in patients undergoing myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (MPS)...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： De Lorenzo A,Oliveira G,Ramos AC,Pinto F,Rothstein T,Lima RS

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is the current state-of-the-art intracoronary imaging modality that allows visualization of detailed morphological characteristics of both atherosclerotic plaque and stent. So far, three expert review documents have been released for standardization of OCT image analysis. In the real...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Di Vito L,Yoon JH,Kato K,Yonetsu T,Vergallo R,Costa M,Bezerra HG,Arbustini E,Narula J,Crea F,Prati F,Jang IK,COICO group (Consortium of Investigators for Coronary OCT).

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to compare the long-term effectiveness and safety of triple antiplatelet therapy (TAPT) versus dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for unprotected left main coronary artery disease (uLMCAD). BACKGROUND:An additional strategy to reduce recurrent ischemia ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Lee HJ,Yu CW,Hwang HK,Choi RK,Park JS,Li H,Ro YM

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is a strong predictor of a poor outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The prevalence of prediabetes and its impact on the prognosis after CABG is not well described. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence and prognostic impact of the different states of abnormal glucose regulatio...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Petursson P,Herlitz J,Lindqvist J,Sjöland H,Gudbjörnsdottir S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the medical literature, several cases of Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) with coronary artery disease (CAD) have been reported, and in clinical practice, several typical TTC cases show relevant stenoses of the coronary arteries spatially unrelated to the dysfunctional myocardium. OBJECTIVE:This study aim...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Parodi G,Citro R,Bellandi B,Del Pace S,Rigo F,Marrani M,Provenza G,Leoncini M,Salerno Uriarte JA,Bovenzi F,Bossone E,Tako-tsubo Italian Network (TIN).

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ga-NOTA-RGD PET is a newly developed molecular imaging for angiogenesis. In this study, Ga-NOTA-RGD PET was used to investigate imaging characteristics in a rat myocardial infarction (MI) model and to monitor the efficacy of an angiogenesis induction therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ga-NOTA-RGD PET was perform...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Eo JS,Paeng JC,Lee S,Lee YS,Jeong JM,Kang KW,Chung JK,Lee DS

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously identified a phenomenon that we called vascular rhexis (VR) after coronary occlusion in mice. To explore its potential pathogenetic impact on the destruction of vessels described, its potential universality, and its characterization as a scaffolding for evaluating amelioration, we studied ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Tarikuz Zaman AK,Spees JL,Sobel BE

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to examine the association between plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) genetic polymorphism and early spontaneous recanalization in patients presenting with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction. METHODS:Patients admitted to our emergency department with ST-elevation myocardial infarction ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Cagliyan CE,Yuregir OO,Balli M,Tekin K,Akilli RE,Bozdogan ST,Turkmen S,Deniz A,Baykan OA,Aslan H,Cayli M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We aimed to evaluate the management and outcomes of patients of the octogenarian age group with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in a real-world setting. METHODS:The risk of 30-day and 1-year mortality by age and the time of coronary angiography [categorized as early (≤48 h of admission) and ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Buber J,Goldenberg I,Kimron L,Guetta V

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the final, cumulative, 5-year outcomes from the TAXUS ATLAS program, which studied the use of the TAXUS Liberté paclitaxel-eluting stent in de-novo coronary artery lesions. METHODS:TAXUS ATLAS Workhorse, Small Vessel, and Long Lesion are nonrandomized studies comparing TAXUS Liberté (N=871), TAXUS ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Ormiston JA,Charles O,Mann T,Hall JJ,McGarry T,Cannon LA,Webster MW,Mishkel GJ,Underwood PL,Dawkins KD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent studies have reported a strong independent association between increased red cell distribution width (RDW) and the risk of adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure, stable coronary disease, and acute coronary syndromes. However, in this study we aimed to determine the impact of an elevated RDW ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： İlhan E,Güvenç TS,Altay S,Çağdaş M,Çalik AN,Karaca M,Güzelburç Ö,Karaca G,Biteker M,Tayyareci G

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anemia is associated with an increased risk of mortality in patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the bare-metal stent era. However, there have been no data concerning the clinical importance of anemia improvement during the follow-up period after discharge from the hospital duri...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Kim TH,Koh YS,Chang K,Seo SM,Kim CJ,Park HJ,Kim PJ,Her SH,Kim DB,Lee JM,Park CS,Kim HY,Yoo KD,Jeon DS,Park JH,Chung WS,Seung KB,CathOlic university of Korea – percutAneous Coronary inTervention registry investigators.

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ADP plays a pivotal role in localized platelet activation and recruitment, and, with that, in the maintenance of thrombus integrity, making it a suitable target for the control of intravascular thrombosis. The limited distribution of one of its receptors, the P2Y12 receptor, primarily to platelets makes it an especial...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Barn K,Steinhubl SR

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00